Several surveys of graduate employers have been conducted to investigate the question ‘What skills do graduate employers
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 7:52 am
Several surveys of graduate employers have been conducted to
investigate the question ‘What skills do graduate employers look
for?’. These core skills are seen as ‘transferable skills’ or
‘employability skills’ and graduates are expected to provide
examples demonstrating their competencies in these areas when
applying to graduate schemes. Ten skills were identified with the
five key core skills given in Table 3 below. Table 3 Five core
skills that graduate employers look for A Ability to apply subject
knowledge and concepts B Good communication skills (oral and
written) C Time management and organisation D Information
gathering, interpretation, and evaluation E Adaptability The School
of Mathematics and Statistics at the Open University wanted to
investigate whether extra online coaching in these skills was
needed to support their students, or whether these skills were
already well developed through modules taught by the department. A
study was conducted to see whether extra coaching was needed to
develop these core skills. In the study, 20 pairs of students were
selected from the students studying their final module(s) prior to
completing their degree. The students were matched for the
qualification they were registered for, the modules studied
previously, age, gender, and number of years of work experience. At
the start of the module(s) the 40 students were each asked to
supply evidence to show how they met the five core skills listed in
Table 3. The evidence of each individual was then scored on a scale
between 0 and 100. After this was done, one student selected at
random from each pair received an extra set of online interactive
tutorial sessions during their study. The other students were not
given extra material and had only their normal study resources to
work from. At the end of the academic year all 40 students were
asked to resubmit their evidence about how they met the elements
given in Table 3. The resubmitted evidence was then scored using
the same scale as previously, and the change in the score for each
student was recorded. The resulting data are to be analysed using a
hypothesis test. (a) From the hypothesis tests listed at the start
of Subsection 4.4 of Unit 11, give the name of the most appropriate
test for analysing these data, together with two reasons for your
answer. [3] (b) Choose three of the core skills listed in Table 3.
For each of them, give a specific example of how your skills have
improved thanks to M140.
investigate the question ‘What skills do graduate employers look
for?’. These core skills are seen as ‘transferable skills’ or
‘employability skills’ and graduates are expected to provide
examples demonstrating their competencies in these areas when
applying to graduate schemes. Ten skills were identified with the
five key core skills given in Table 3 below. Table 3 Five core
skills that graduate employers look for A Ability to apply subject
knowledge and concepts B Good communication skills (oral and
written) C Time management and organisation D Information
gathering, interpretation, and evaluation E Adaptability The School
of Mathematics and Statistics at the Open University wanted to
investigate whether extra online coaching in these skills was
needed to support their students, or whether these skills were
already well developed through modules taught by the department. A
study was conducted to see whether extra coaching was needed to
develop these core skills. In the study, 20 pairs of students were
selected from the students studying their final module(s) prior to
completing their degree. The students were matched for the
qualification they were registered for, the modules studied
previously, age, gender, and number of years of work experience. At
the start of the module(s) the 40 students were each asked to
supply evidence to show how they met the five core skills listed in
Table 3. The evidence of each individual was then scored on a scale
between 0 and 100. After this was done, one student selected at
random from each pair received an extra set of online interactive
tutorial sessions during their study. The other students were not
given extra material and had only their normal study resources to
work from. At the end of the academic year all 40 students were
asked to resubmit their evidence about how they met the elements
given in Table 3. The resubmitted evidence was then scored using
the same scale as previously, and the change in the score for each
student was recorded. The resulting data are to be analysed using a
hypothesis test. (a) From the hypothesis tests listed at the start
of Subsection 4.4 of Unit 11, give the name of the most appropriate
test for analysing these data, together with two reasons for your
answer. [3] (b) Choose three of the core skills listed in Table 3.
For each of them, give a specific example of how your skills have
improved thanks to M140.